2021 Cup Series champion Kyle Larson is going to be a familiar name this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He’s trying his hand at all three national series in one fell swoop, and he’s off to a hot start. He recovered from a late-race spin to put the No. 07 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST across the line first in Friday’s Truck Series race.
Larson’s race appeared to be over when he spun out with 45 laps left on the board. He dropped out of the top 20, putting him at a disadvantage as the checkered flag loomed, but Larson was undeterred. He was a man on a mission, picking off the trucks in front of him one by one.
The No. 07 NASCAR Chevy Silverado was blisteringly fast. So fast, in fact, that Larson caught leader Layne Riggs with just two laps left. The No. 38 Ford F-150 was no match for Larson, surrendering the lead after a brief fight. By the time the checkers waved, though, Larson had left the field in another zip code, finishing 1.340 seconds ahead of Riggs at the line.
“I wasn’t exactly sure if I could get back up there,” said Larson. “I didn’t have the restart I wanted, took a little bit too long to start picking them off and then just got ripping the wall and it paid dividends for me in [turns] one and two.”
However, things might have looked different if the No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra of Corey Heim, the race’s most dominant competitor, hadn’t suffered a mechanical issue in the closing laps. The race truck lost power several times, relegating him to a third place finish and opening the door for Larson to cruise by.
“Not sure what happened to the 11 [Heim], but that worked out in our favor for sure,” Larson said. “I don’t think I would have gotten to him [otherwise]. Obviously, I would have gotten to second, probably, but that would have been tough to get to him. That last run was a lot of fun.”
Tyler Ankrum’s No. 18 NASCAR Chevy finished fourth, followed by the No. 19 Silverado of Daniel Hemric in fifth.
| Fin | Start | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Laps Led | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 07 | Kyle Larson(i) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 134 | 20 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 2 | 4 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Love's RV STOP Ford | 134 | 3 | Ford F-150 |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 134 | 78 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 4 | 6 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 5 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 6 | 7 | 44 | Ross Chastain(i) | Niece Chevrolet | 134 | 33 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 7 | 20 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 8 | 15 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Long John Silver's Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 9 | 8 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 10 | 13 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 11 | 10 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | Brandon Jones(i) | Kingsford Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 13 | 23 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Slim Jim/Menards Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 14 | 17 | 42 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | Corey Day(i) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 16 | 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 17 | 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Place of Hope Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 18 | 22 | 20 | Stefan Parsons | Annett Bus Lines Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 19 | 19 | 81 | Connor Mosack # | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 20 | 25 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | Soda Sense Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 21 | 26 | 91 | Jack Wood | Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 22 | 12 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 23 | 18 | 26 | Dawson Sutton # | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 24 | 29 | 33 | Frankie Muniz # | Ryder Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 25 | 21 | 77 | Andres Perez de Lara # | Telcel Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 26 | 27 | 5 | Toni Breidinger # | Celsius Toyota | 133 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 27 | 28 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Sonesta International Hotels Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 28 | 32 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Epoxy Depot Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 29 | 5 | 17 | Giovanni Ruggiero # | First Auto Group Toyota | 131 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 30 | 30 | 22 | Keith McGee | More Core Ford | 130 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 31 | 34 | 67 | Michel Disdier | Mr. Brainwash Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Chevy Silverado RST |
| 32 | 31 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | Kyowa Industrial/YKK AP Toyota | 124 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 33 | 24 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | TSPORT Trucks Ford | 83 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 34 | 33 | 2 | Stephen Mallozzi | Levrack Ford | 15 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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